our own tucker carlson gave it a go, but didn't go as far as he probably would have liked. >> tucker openly said he didn't really take it seriously, tom is taking it very seriously. and he is, if nothing else, a tough competitor. in all arenas, politics or dancing. so he's been practicing all summer, getting in shape. and just this morning, as you also already mentioned, he's already rehearsing in texas with his professional partner. he's going to go far. he is no longer "the hammer." he's going to be the velvet hammer, he's going to be two-stepping his way across america. he will go far. he'll definitely go farther than tucker carlson. >> yeah, not a high bar to cross. emily miller, you get the final word on that. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you so much. i appreciate it. thanks, carlos. >>> we now move on to my "c" note, my daily big thought. as we watch this health care debate unfold, it occurred to me there may be some good channeling that needs to be done, even though hillary clinton gave channeling a bad name recently while she was overseas. but president obama ma